Board Game Gumbo Live!

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our sixth show, we visit with the krewe from Tampa, The Beans And Dice Podcast! Carlos, Rob, and Wayne join us to chat about they got their start in gaming and content creation, dish on ways to grow your local gaming community, and then get right to some spicy hot games! Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Just One Cardboard" with a special guest, Mitchell "The Red Bean" Prudhomme from New Iberia. Laissez les bon temps rouler! Make sure to check out The Beans And Dice Podcast as they broadcast on YouTube every Thursday night at 8:00 p central / 9:00 p eastern! https://www.youtube.com/c/beansanddicepodcast

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fifth show, we visit with the krewe from Meeple Town, Dean and Deron, long-time friends and now long-time podcasters about board games! We chat about the transition to Deron as the new co-host, with a surprise visit(?), and then get right to the games, games, games! Finally, we played a long time favorite game from Steve "The Name Father" called Meeple Town Building Committee or something like that. BJ didn't quite get the rules, but no matter, there's plenty enough shenanigans for all. Laissez les bon temps rouler! For more information about Meeple Town and their excellent podcast, click here: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3407

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fourth show, we visit with Ben Hammer about his brand new game coming soon to Kickstarter WE ALL TAKE FROM THE RIVER. It's a resource management and social deduction game that also gives insight to keeping a river and its estuary clean from pollution. It's Ben's first design, and he not only designed the game but did all the artwork himself. We also talked about a spicy hot game that Steve played recently called SKOVENTYR, a one to four person game designed by famed automa designer Morten Monad Peterson with gorgeous art from Vincent Detroit. Finally, we played THE ENVIE game with Ben and Verla and Steve and the Chat Krewe. Laissez les bon temps rouler! For more information about Ben's game, or to sign up for notification when the project is launched, click here: https://wealltakefromtheriver.com

BJ and Jeremy played Barcelona and Rats of Wistar on a recent Twitch Tuesdays in the Gumbo Pot, but before the euro game goodness started, they took a look at two projects on Kickstarter right now for some first impressions: You can check out the Cascadia Rolling Hills crowdfunding project right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/cascadia-rolling You can find out more about the Logic & Lore crowdfunding project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/logic-and-lore Our thanks to the publishers for providing these preview copies. Until next time, laissez les bon temps rouler!

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our third show was a big thrill -- thanks to our friend Carla Kopp at Weird Giraffe Games, we were able to chat with Jason Hager & Darren Reckner (a/k/a "The Durdles") about their new game on Kickstarter right now called LOGIC & LORE! We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including: Finally, we played THE WHO SAID DAT game, Cincy style, with The Durdles and the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our second guest is Don Eskridge, the designer of THE RESISTANCE and AVALON and ABANDON PLANET and a bunch of other cool games! Don came by the Gumbo Pot to chat about his brand new book HAND GAMES 21: NEW GAMES FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES. It's a hoot with some great family style dexterity games. We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including: Finally, we announced the winner of our giveaway of THE WOLVES courtesy of our friends at Pandasaurus Games, and played THE ENVIE GAME with the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

The 2024 season of Gumbo Live! opens with a dragon fang! Err...bang! We welcome in Connie Vogelmann, designer of APIARY and WYRMSPAN, into the Gumbo Pot to chat about games, games, games! We also get her thoughts on her recent plays of SKY TEAM Finally, we end the night with a rousing game of THE BOUDIN BOWL with Connie, Verla, Steve, and BJ participating with the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

It's the return of The Jay Bell to the Gumbo Pot! Steve, Verla, BJ and Jay gave a list of their favorite games to give friends and family during the holidays! Tipperary Akropolis Pictomania World Wonders Crokinole Plus, Jay recounts his trip to Pax U and gives an update on some of the hot games he played. -- Disney Lorcana -- Sky Team -- Gnome Hollow and Twinkle, Twinkle -- Nocturne Finally, we end the night with a rousing game of WHO SAID DAT with the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Jeremy D is back in the Gumbo Pot! BJ and Jeremy talk about NOCTURNE, the newest game from Flatout Games out on Kickstarter right now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/nocturne-board-game?ref=profile_saved_projects_live Plus, there is some chatter about potential games for the 2023 Game Of The Year list. Who will win the coveted Fleur de Ludo awards?

Jack and BJ are in the road after a special trip to BGG CON 2023 in Dallas! Time to recap the highlights of the games played at the con, people we games and chatted with, and a couple of lagniappe experiences!

BJ and Steve welcome in a content creator who is also deep diving into the world of designing board games on Episode 144! This time, The NameFather has invited Liz Davidson, reviewer with Beyond Solitaire's YouTube Channel and podcast, and the co-designer (with David Thompson) of the upcoming game, Night Witches, from Fort Circle Games to talk about some spicy hot board games! In the banter, we chatted about: The big feature was a deep dive into NIGHT WITCHES, a new two-player game designed by Liz Davidson and David Thompson that is in development with Fort Circle Games. That's right -- it's a Gumbo Scoop -- you'll hear all about the design choices, history of the game, and development even before it hits crowdfunding! And finally, it's not Gumbo Live! unless we play a game with the Chat Krewe -- this time Steve and I bring back the all time Gumbo favorite, The Jambalaya Game! We mix in a lot of ancient history jokes (Liz is a Latin teacher and a student of ancient history) in with some really bad board game puns. CHAOS COVE crowdfunding project is on Gamefound right now and almost funded already! https://gamefound.com/en/projects/apegamer/chaos-cove Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

BJ and Jerod chat with co-host, The Jay Bell, in the Gumbo Pot about Jay's big new move, plus give their post-game thoughts on Castles By The Sea from Brotherwise Games. Shout out to Burky from GameToppers LLC for the awesome new game mat, and make sure to check out the brand new Kickstarter 4.0! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-40-the-young-sherlock-and-more?ref=section-homepage-view-more-recommendations-p1 Keep an eye out for Kickstarter projects from Weird Giraffe Games (Explosion and Beautiful Huemans) and Hutchu Games (Chaos Cove). Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

BJ is back from Southern Board Game Fest 2023! Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast and Jerod from the Board Game Gumbo Twitch Channel join in to recap everything SoBo 2023. Shout outs to Burky from GameToppers LLC for being our Very Special Guest at SoBo, but also thanks to all the gamers and publishers (like Hutchu Games! Weird Giraffe Games!) and designers (like The Jay Bell! Carla Kopp!) that came -- and especially to I Heart Board Games (Jesse) and TableTalk (Bernie & Matt) who streamed all weekend. BJ and the guys chatted about their highlights from the weekend: •Challengers tourney (24 people!) •Fabled from CrowD Games •Village •Smartphone Inc from Arcane Wonders •BOOoop! from Smirk & Dagger •Thunder Road Vendetta: Maximum Chrome from Restoration Games •Explosion in the Laboratory from Weird Giraffe •Cat In The Box by Bezier •Marrakesh from Queen Games •Trekking Through History from Underdog Games •War of Whispers •Fit To Print / Deep Dive / Point City from Flatout and AEG •Space Explorers expansion from 25th Century Games •Squaring Circleville •Sea Salt & Paper •Orleans Check out Mitchell and Wayne each week on the Beans & Dice podcast or catch the live show on Thursdays where they take your calls about board gaming on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch! Keep an eye out for Kickstarter projects from GameToppers LLC (new mats and tables!), Weird Giraffe Games (Explosion and Beautiful Huemans) and Hutchu Games (Chaos Cove). Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

BJ and Steve welcome in a double dose of awesome guests on Episode 143! This time, it's Mike Grade, founder of Rock Manor Games (and designer of Lawyer Up!) and Clarence Simpson, designer of the hit game amongst the Gumbo Krewe, The Wolves! We reviewed: And there is a heaping helping of Southern Board Game Fest advertise---errr---news sprinkled all over the show. Lots of inside baseball? Sure, but the Chat Krewe is bubbling with excitement about the best board game convention south of Vidrine, Louisiana! But wait there's more! The big feature was a deep dive into MERCHANTS OF MAGICK, and the two brand new expansions hitting Kickstarter this week from Rock Manor Games! Mike and Clarence tell us about the development, give us insights into the game process, and talk about all the new content! And finally, it's not Gumbo Live! unless we play a game with the Chat Krewe -- this time Steve and I and Clarence go head-to-head with Mike Gnade's brain, in THE ENVIE GAME. But there's a shocking twist as to the winner! You'll have to listen to the Chat Krewe's contributions to believe it! Merchants of Magick expansions crowdfunding project is on Kickstarter right now and has already funded: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikegnade/merchants-of-magick-dangerous-business Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, who heads up our Play to Win and Guided Playthroughs sections at Southern Board Game Fest, joined BJ on a very special episode of Gumbo Live! to chat all things SoBo2023 and to GIVEAWAY SOME PRIZES! See you at Southern Board Game Fest and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Burky from GameToppersLLC! www.southerngamefest.com https://www.gametoppersllc.com/ Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! It's the return of The Jay Bell, who regales us with stories of his trip to Louisville, Kentucky! Then, we chat about recent plays of: Forests of Pangaia, Earth, Hero Realms, and Set a Watch Plus, Barnes is back in the Gumbo Pot, and it's time for him to sit on the witness stand in Gumbo Court. We put him under cross examination about Oltréé. ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. ** Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! And super excited to have THE JAY BELL and Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast back in the Gumbo Pot! In this episode, we grill Jay on his recent Kickstarter backings, including Kraken Skulls from Chris Couch Games, Shards of Infinity, the Our Family Plays Games project, and Dungeon Kart. Then Mitchell regales us with tales of his recent plays of The Last Kingdom by John D. Clair, while BJ gathers his thoughts about what kind of game the roll and write game Number Drop is. Finally, the guys play Yspahan and Archeos Society and give some post-game analysis. ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. ** Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! And super excited to have THE JAY BELL back in the Gumbo Pot! In this episode, we wish the Gumbo Overlord a happy birthday, chat about our favorite things from CHUCKCON, and then Jay teaches COSMOCTOPUS before both Jay and BJ give their post-game analysis of our play! ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. ** Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! BJ was up first with some news on Southern Board Game Fest (Oct 14-15 in Lafayette, LA). Get your badges at www.southerngamefest.com Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was chatting about our first impressions and post-game analysis of our play of EVERDELL: FARSHORE, with our review copy provided courtesy of Starling Games. Jerod teaches the new stuff in the game to BJ, and then you will hear this post-game review! ** A complimentary review copies of game was provided by the publisher. ** Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps

Hey board gamers, we are back from our July hiatus with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! BJ welcomed back to the Gumbo Pot, Mitchell from the Beans & Dice podcast. Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was chatting about a great new board game experience we had in July. Then some talk about an anticipated game at GENCON. And finally, we wrapped up our fresh thoughts of playing Trekking Through History right after we played it! •Praga Caput Regni •3 Ring Circus •GENCON •Kutná Hora: The City of Silver •River & Gold (a game in the Legends of the 5 Rings universe) •Castles By The Sea •World Wonders •Trekking Through History ** In the past, we may have received complimentary review copies of games from some of the publishers mentioned ** Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps